The news of "Matrix Capital's US$1 billion acquisition of Kingston" was quickly reported by the American media and became news in many countries. In the United States and Hong Kong, it was even more publicized and became a big news.
Matrix Partners instantly became a star among investment companies, and was discovered by the media to invest in Netscape Browser and Activision Blizzard, two potential companies.
When the news reached Hong Kong, it also caused an explosion of public opinion. They did not expect that Lin Zuhui would suddenly invest heavily in the technology industry. They immediately thought of the "Cyberport" project and realized that Lin Zuhui was really laying out the technology industry, rather than using technology to package real estate.
For a time, Lin Zuhui was once again rated as the "Hong Kong Idol" and "Chinese Pride" by the citizens of Hong Kong.
And Lin Zuhui also readily borrowed 1 billion US dollars through several American banks within three days and handed it over to Du Jichuan and David Sun. Where is the credibility of the world's richest man? It is easy to borrow some money in the United States, and it is based on
Borrowed in the name of Jingwei Capital.
After completing this investment, Matrix Partners still has US$170 million in liquidity.
San Francisco, a cafe outside Stanford University.
Lin Zuhui and Lu Bingwen are inviting former Yahoo founder Jerry Yang to drink coffee.
At this time, Yahoo's predecessor website had been established at Stanford University for more than half a year; and just this month, Netscape also placed an icon on Yahoo's browser on the Netscape browser, so people browsing Netscape would click on Yahoo
icon to enter the Yahoo website.
Lin Zuhui discovered this website by browsing the Netscape browser, and quickly found Stanford University and contacted Jerry Yang.
Yang Zhiyuan was more open and lively, and said to Lin Zuhui: "Mr. Lin, I didn't expect you to come to the school to find me, which really surprised me. You are so rich, and I am just a poor student, it is really incredible!"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "You are not a poor student. I saw the website you created in the Netscape browser and became more interested in you; and I have invested in dozens of information technology and hardware technology companies this year, so I am interested in you."
Prospective projects are for the thirsty for talents; if possible, I hope to invest in you to establish a company and start a business."
Jerry Yang was very surprised and said: "Set up a company to start a business? Mr. Lin, I am still studying for a Ph.D.! Besides, will this website have prospects?" He was a little afraid to gamble with his studies.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "Bill Gates founded a great company like Microsoft without even finishing college. You have already graduated from college and have mastered the technology that can change the world. Why did you take action immediately? You know,
Last year, the United States released a grand strategy for the information superhighway, and Internet technology will also follow 'Moore's Law'. If you don't act now, someone will replace you soon."
He is still good at deceiving people, Yang Zhiyuan's blood boiled with excitement.
"Mr. Lin, what kind of company do you think we should create?" he asked tentatively.
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I invested in Netscape Browser, and I know a little bit about the Internet. Netscape Browser sells software for company profit, and I have seen your website, and I think it should be called a 'portal' type
, people who surf the Internet like to come to this website to find out what they are interested in. The profit model of this type of website should be that it is free for people to use. More and more people use it, and then the website can be sold.
Advertising is like a TV station.”
When Yang Zhiyuan heard this, he immediately said: "Mr. Lin really understands the Internet, and I admire him very much. Recently, there have been many surfers coming to the 'Jerry Global Information Network Guide'. We are so busy that we can't even finish our studies, so we really consider it."
I have wanted to start a business, but I have never made up my mind.”
Jerry Global Information Network Guide, this is the predecessor of Yahoo, Lin Zuhui smiled.
"The guide for Jerry Global Information Network is somewhat informal. It can be called 'YAHOO' and developed in the form of a company."
Yang Zhiyuan's eyes lit up and he blurted out: "What a name!"
Then, Jerry Yang said: "If we set up a company, how much money does Mr. Lin plan to invest and how many shares do he want?"
When talking about money, Yang Zhiyuan, who was still a student, suddenly became excited.
"5 million US dollars, 20% equity. I don't need any management rights. If I have good suggestions, I will just communicate with you."
Yang Zhiyuan didn't have much money, so he immediately said: "Then I will communicate with my friends and then give you an answer!"
Lin Zuhui nodded and motioned to Lu Bingwen to give him his business card and keep in touch.
This investment has been completed. It can be seen that Yang Zhiyuan is very excited and trusts Lin Zuhui.
For this investment, Lin Zuhui has withdrawn from the board of directors of Netscape and will no longer join the boards of directors of other companies. After all, he has no time at all.
Netscape, Yahoo, and Google, which are equivalent to the third generation of Internet products, are just the first generation products of browsers. Yahoo focuses on portals, and Google focuses on search engines.
Lin Zuhui does not think that he can change the fate of Netscape, and he has no suggestion power at Netscape, so he will not do anything.
As for Yahoo (and probably other companies as well), he will only do angel round investment, which is the first round of investment. As for the second round of investment, if Son wants to invest, let him invest.
After all, Masayoshi Son can still introduce Yahoo to Japan, while Lin Zuhui can at most introduce Yahoo to Hong Kong and the mainland. As for Yahoo in the mainland, it will eventually have to be acquired, because the policy does not allow it.
Lin Zuhui is very satisfied with this trip to California, and he has secured two potential companies in one fell swoop. Yahoo alone should have been able to cash out several billion US dollars before the Internet bubble crisis. You must know that Yahoo was worth 100 billion US dollars before the bubble crisis.
The above market value. Of course, his shareholding will definitely be diluted a lot, but no matter how diluted it is, it will be no problem to earn 5 billion US dollars, a return of thousands of times!
It is indeed a profitable investment!
Of course, venture capital is not profitable like this. In the past, software banks were an example. There were hundreds of investment companies, many with high returns, but there were also many losses, even billions of dollars per company.
Lin Zuhui could invest in projects with huge profits, but that might be very troublesome, so he asked the investment manager of Matrix Partners to invest in 15 companies next year, with the total amount not exceeding 50 million US dollars. All projects must be approved by Lin Zuhui as much as possible.
pass.
On the private plane from California to Hong Kong, except for Monica, the other three girls followed Lin Zuhui back to Hong Kong.
This trip to the United States, including the time on the road, took exactly one week. These women were very satisfied, and of course Lin Zuhui was also very satisfied.